Clothes press



1927' F. CABRAL CLOTHES PRESS Filed-Feb. 1927 IN VENT OR Patented Oct.4, 1927.

FLORIMUNDO OABRAL, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CLOTHES rnnss.

Application filed February 15,: 1927. Serial No. 168,436.

' vide a clothes press on the order of a very shallow suitcase whereinthe trousers are disposed within the interior of one half and thecoatand vest within the interior of the other half, each half havingspring-urged strips on each side thereof that press against I portionsof the garments conthe creased tained therein.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following detaileddescription.

I attain these objects and advantages by means of the mechanismillustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure l is a View in perspective show ng the clothes press in itsopened condition with the coat and trousers shown pressed down by thespring-urged pressing members.

Figure 2 is an elevational view showing the clothes press in its closedcondition having the appearance of a suitcase.

Referring to the drawings, the clothes press there illustrated comprisesthe receptacle members A, B, which are hinged together to form a box.They are of sufiicient width to accommodate either a coat or trousers inthe same position as when the coat is hung on a coat hanger and thetrousers suspending their entire length. The width of the members A, B,is governed by the width of the coat R in the position shownin Fig. 1and.

p the length determined by the length of the trousers S. The depth ofeach member is shallow being sutficient only to accommodate thegarments. It should be understood however,.that these suggesteddimensions may be varied to accommodate additional garments.

Each of the members consists of a bottom member C, sides D, and ends E;and they are hinged at F so that they close together. Within theinterior of each member at the sides D thereof, are disposed pressingmembers G. The'pressing members are narrow strips of metal, wood orother suitable material in parallel relation to the sides and ofsuflicient width and length to cover the creased portions in thegarments. The pressing members are secured to the interior ofv themembers A, B, by spring hinges H wvhereby the pressing members Ur areforced against the bottoms of the members AQB. The spring hinges H aresecured to the members A, B, through the medium ofthe narrow holdingstrip members J to which thespring hinges are attached, the stripmembers J be ing secured to the bottom or sides of the interior of thebox-like members A, B. Fastening means L and handle means K arepro videdfor respectively locking the box-like members together and. to renderthe same easily portable.

The manner. and use of the hereinbefore I described invention is asfollows. The clothes press is opened to the position shown in Figure l.The garments such as the coat or trousers are disposed and folded in tothe position in which the creased portions fornr the edges of thegarments, such as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 1 (this is what Iterm the stretched out, condition). The pressing members are raised andthe coat or trousers lowered into place, care being taken to preservethe creased portions at the edges, and the pressing members released. Itwill be appreciated that the force of the pressing members will maintainand preserve the creases in the garments. The amount of pressure exertedby the pressing members may be varied by using a stronger or weakerspring hinge. I V i [The section which contains'the "coat will generallyprovide enough unused space (see Figure l) to accommodate a vanity boxor loose articles. I

All that has been said above in the descrip tion of my preferredembodiment is offered by way of illustrationand not limitation. I do notwish to be limited to the exact structure of the preferred embodimentshown and described, or to any particular material used in theconstruction of parts, or to the design of parts, but desire protectionas against any variations in structure which utilize the prina ciple ofmy invention and fall within the purview of my invention and are withinthe spirit and scope of the following claim.

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